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Accrediting and monitoring pre-registration programmes

In New Zealand there are 18 schools offering Bachelor of Nursing programmes on 24 sites and seven schools offering Diploma in Enrolled Nursing programmes. All these programmes are accredited by the Council in collaboration with agencies such as the New Zealand Qualifications Authority and the Council for University Academic Programmes.

Programmes are accredited for a maximum of five years. Schools that make significant changes to a curriculum, or establish a new delivery site, must have their programme accredited again. The Nursing Council regularly monitors and assesses nursing curricula to ensure that their implementation continues to meet the Education programme standards for the relevant scope of practice. Please see the right hand downloads box on this page for relevant documents.